SOUTH AFRICA.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4820, 25 November 1902, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICA.

MR CHAMUKULAIN'S Tol*U. LONDON, November 23. Mr John Aluricy, aildrr.'.sijig tlm National Liberal ( lufq -said 1m lut>k"(l ’.\itu uuii^uJf-rabit; f/ 1 11!clwico tu Mr t iiambtTlain’.s tour. Jlis linmss Kt Urn ta.Jc ul -.living Uiu dijlicnlb (j!U-'Uun.s rc.mUiMg from vim jmaci: m-i t icim-nu v.as grcaU-r than licit of any otimr man. Inn i«:o----pl.f of South Africa would rccugni.sc, if he rnfnsnd exorbitant- d'-nriaml.s, tiiul unholy clso wound grant them. TRA NS VA AL LAXDS. (Received November 25, 1.17 a.in.; LONDON, November 21. A Land Department lias been eslulv lis 1 1 r• rI m the Transvaal. No funner (’rou'u lands, aro to' bo alienated exempt under .specific conditions. Minerals are reserved, and may be lieid .separately. 'J bo possession of lands and minerals is for public purposes. Til IS JiOKR GENERALS. (Received November 25, 1.20 a.in.) LONDON. November 2d. Tbe Horn- Generals’ admission ct thmr rrnir of judgment in appalling to tbe world has caused an impression on che Continent. Ibiblic opinion is sotting in favour of Britain, especially in Golgi u m. MU KRUGER'S MEMOIRS. (Ter U.M.S. Sonoma, at Auckland). SAN J ■'KAN(JISC(), Nuvemb vv 0. Tho Ill'sk instalment of extracts irom Mr Kruger's memoirs has been published by the Emulun “Times. 0 A striking feature of the memoirs i c Hie ievolutions ol jealousies which exuded before tho war between tho inhabitants of Transvaal ami Orange Free Stale ami Capo Colony Loins, which prevented anything liko a satisfactory mutual understanding. Mr Kruger closes hi* memoirs with those words; “I am convinced that God will not tursake Illy people, even although it appears so, and I acquiesce in tho will of the Lord, knowing lie will not allow an alflicled people to perish. The Lord hath all hearts in Ills hand, and He iruslelh them whithersoever ilo will.” 'This is the keynote of tho book, which is adjudged less a source of historical information than a ‘‘human document” of psychological value. Mr Kruger’s opinions of men nro interesting. Tho late Mr Cecil Rhodes is described as “Jesuitical Cecil Rhodes,” ami as <; lhe rurso of South Africa.” Mr Kruger assorts that “no matter how base or contemptible—be it lying, bribery or treachery—alß. any and every means were welcome to him.” Lord Milner is “a typical autocrat beyond endurance.” It is declared that Mr Chamberlain was* Mr Rhodes's accomplice in tho Jameson raid, and ho appointed Lord Milner as British High Commissioner of South Africa with tho direct intention of driving matters to extremes. “This tool of Mr Chamberlain,” continues Mr Kruger, “carried out his mission faithfully, and turned South Africa into a wilderness.” It is declared that the Transvaal National Union was under Mr Rhodes’s influence from tho first, and he describes it as having used tho demand for the franchise ns a cloak for designs against tho Republic.

After many bitter accusations, Mr Kruger makes the philosophical statement that he looked upon Hie war not as an event, hut as n sign of the times..